Antw: Re: dysphagia and alzheimers

[abrunt at iastate.edu]

Why don't you use 2 pieces of bread with peanut butter in between? 




> I had this problem with my toddler too, the peanut butter was sticking to her 

> throaght, I got a simple suggestion from my mother: put the bread up side down 

> in her mouth, then it does not stick... it worked. But this may not be a 

> solution when swallowing is problem.

> 

> Karin

> 

> Aan 27-02-97 21:06, in bericht 

> <1.5.4.32.19970227200632.006b22a0 at unlvm.unl.edu>, Cindy Brison 

> <cnty9035 at unlvm.unl.edu> schreef:

> 

> > Aren't you worried that someone with dysphagia could possibly choke on

> > peanut butter?  After working for 16 years in a nursing home--the one thing

> > that I do know is that peanut butter cannot be heimliched out--and these

> > residents already have problems swallowing!  Just something for you to think

> > about.  We also do not recommend serving peanut butter sandwiches to

> > extremely young individuals for the same reason.  Sorry, but I felt the need

> > to add my paranoid two cents.

> > 

> > Cindy Brison

> > At 07:51 AM 2/27/97 -0800, you wrote:

> > >Hi!

> > >

> > >I work in a long term care facility that has a 14 bed Alzheimer's ward and

> > >we also have found that peanut butter sandwhiches and/or graham crackers

> > >works well for us.

> > >

> > >I would be interested in what else you find out.

> > >

> > >Take care,

> > >

> > >KamaraRN

> > >

> > >

> > Cindy Brison, MS, RD, LMNT, Extension Educator

> > University of Nebraska Extension in Douglas County

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> > 

> 

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